Released: August 4, 2012 By: Daniel Whyte III

Ahmadinejad urges world forces to annihilate Israel. According to The Jerusalem Post, in a speech published on his website, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the ultimate goal of the world's forces must be the annihilation of Israel. He said, "Anyone who loves freedom and justice must strive for the annihilation of the Zionist regime in order to pave the way for world justice and freedom."

Former Israeli spy chief says Iran should 'be very fearful of the next twelve weeks'. According to the Times of Israel, the former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy, hinted on Thursday that the moment of truth on Iran's nuclear drive was now imminent. Halevy, who is also a former national security adviser and ambassador, told The New York Times, "If I were an Iranian, I would be very fearful of the next twelve weeks." He later added that Israel's threats of military action had a certain "credibility" and "seriousness."

Typhoon kills 27 people in the Philippines and Taiwan. According to The Associated Press, Typhoon Saola, has killed at least 23 people in the Philippines, and has already been blamed for four deaths in Taiwan, with the toll expected to rise. The slow-moving typhoon spawning torrential rains slammed into eastern Taiwan and flooded farmlands, disrupting transportation and turning the normally bustling capital of Taipei into a ghost town. The storms forced over 180,000 people to flee their homes in the Philippines.

The Bible says in Zechariah 2:8, "For thus saith the Lord of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye."

You can read these stories in more detail and get more prophecy-related news at SecondComingHerald.com

The Prophet Daniel's Report with Daniel Whyte III

"No predictions, just preparations."
This prophecy-focused broadcast has three aspects:
1. Signs that Point to the Return of Jesus Christ — We will look at news and world events through the lens of Scripture.
2. Prophecy Boot Camp — You will learn the basics that you need to know to understand prophecy.
3. What You Need to do in Light of His Coming — Practical action points that you can take away from the show and apply to your everyday life.

1. The Israeli military said it had mobilized some 13,000 soldiers for an unannounced drill in the occupied West Bank, in the first such exercise in three years.

2. Iraq's army and Shi'ite militia have launched a long-awaited offensive against the Islamic State in a stronghold of the radical Islamist fighters north of Baghdad.

3. An Israeli Defense Forces official stated that Gaza-based terror group Hamas is working vigorously to prepare for its next confrontation with Israel.

4. Italy began annual naval exercises this week near the coast of Libya, where a breakdown in order has allowed tens of thousands of migrants to try to reach Europe by boat and increased fears of attacks by Islamist militants.

5. The US spy chief says Russia wants to secure a land corridor in eastern Ukraine that could include Mariupol but pro-Moscow rebels may wait until the spring to attack the strategic port city.

You can read these stories in more detail and get more prophecy-related news at SecondComingHerald.com.

The prophetic passage of Scripture we are looking at today is Numbers 24:17-19 which reads: "I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city."

Our second coming quote for today is from John Piper. He said, "The second coming of Christ is the completion of His saving work. If you take it away, the whole fabric of His saving work unravels."

PROPHECY HEADLINES: Report: Obama threatened to shoot down Israeli planes if they attacked Iran | Vowing "merciless war," N. Korea says U.S. is 'mistaken if it thinks homeland is safe' | Iran test fires weapon to use in battle against the "Great Satan" | New Chinese law would open door for Beijing to send its military to fight terrorism abroad | Report: Anti-Semitism rises to highest levels in seven years

The Bible says in John 14:3: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also."

Laodicea is one of the most well known of the seven churches. It has often been identified with everything that is wrong in the church. The Puritans believed it typified the "lukewarm" state of the Church of England. Scofield saw it as the liberal, apostate church of the twentieth century. Some have viewed it as dead orthodoxy, while others are convinced it represents rampant liberalism.

Caution should be exercised before we can come to any such conclusions. Remember, these were seven literal, local churches that actually existed in the first century. There is no indication in the text itself that they had any prophetic significance at all. At best we may draw parallels as to the kind of churches they might typify. On that basis, one could just as easily argue that Laodicea typifies the modern evangelical church: wealthy, prosperous, successful, and spiritually bankrupt!

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1. The Bethlehem-based news agency Ma’an has cited a Kuwaiti newspaper report that US President Barack Obama thwarted an Israeli military attack against Iran's nuclear facilities in 2014 by threatening to shoot down Israeli jets before they could reach their targets in Iran.

2. For six years, President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been on a collision course over how to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions, a high-stakes endeavor both men see as a centerpiece of their legacies. The coming weeks will put the relationship between their countries, which otherwise remain stalwart allies, to one of its toughest tests.

3. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has urged his army to prepare for war with the United States and its allies as Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric ahead of US-South Korea military drills.

4. The United States has flown its most advanced surveillance plane from a military base in the Philippines over flashpoint areas of the South China Sea with Filipino soldiers on board.

5. With an eye on U.S.-led nuclear talks, Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Friday announced it had test fired a "new strategic weapon" in the final day of a large-scale naval and air defense drill, saying the system would play a key role in any future battle against the "Great Satan."

6. China is close to approving a law that will create a legal framework for sending troops abroad on counter-terrorism missions, as Beijing seeks to address the vulnerability of the country's growing global commercial and diplomatic interests.

7. An Israeli Defense Forces official stated that Gaza-based terror group Hamas is working vigorously to prepare for its next confrontation with Israel.

8. Iraq's army and Shi'ite militia have launched a long-awaited offensive against the Islamic State in Salahuddin province, a stronghold of the radical Islamist fighters north of Baghdad.

9. The number of countries where Jews face harassment is growing, despite a downturn in hostile acts involving all religions worldwide, according to a report published this week in Washington.

10. The Israeli military said it had mobilized some 13,000 soldiers for an unannounced drill on Sunday in the occupied West Bank, in the first such exercise in three years.

The Bible says in 1 Thessalonians 5:2: "For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night."

Our Second Coming quote for today is from D.L. Moody. He said: "I never preach a sermon without thinking that possibly the Lord may come before I preach another."

1. An Israeli TV station has reported that Saudi Arabia is prepared to let Israeli fighter jets use its airspace if it proves necessary to attack Iran's nuclear program, highlighting growing ties in the shadow of Tehran's nuclear drive.

2. Warring parties in Ukraine took a major stride toward quelling unrest in the country's east on Thursday with the declared start of a supervised withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line.

3. At the end of last summer came news of a bizarre occurrence no one could explain. It was a massive crater that just one day showed up. But the Siberian crater wasn't alone. There were two more, ratcheting up the tension in a drama that hit its climax as a probable explanation surfaced.

4. US intelligence agencies have placed cyber attacks from foreign governments and criminals at the top of their list of threats to the country.

5. Libya's internationally recognised premier threatened new air strikes with Egypt against the Islamic State group in his country, warning on Friday that the jihadists were poised to widen their presence there.

You can read these stories in more detail and get more prophecy-related news at SecondComingHerald.com.

The prophetic passage of Scripture we are looking at today is Numbers 24:12-14 which reads: "And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but what the Lord saith, that will I speak? And now, behold, I go unto my people: come therefore, and I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter days."

Our second coming quote for today is from S. Lewis Johnson. He said, "The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus ought to enlarge in our Christian thinking. The earliest Christians made a great deal after they learned the truth of the suffering, the cross and the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus. And it seems to me that today we may be possibly erring a little by making a whole lot over the First Coming and sometimes de-emphasizing the reigning, the crown, the literality of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus."

The church at Philadelphia had only a "little power”, but our Lord promised to do great things through them. He promised to use their testimony to convert the Jews who opposed them. He also promised to keep them from the "hour of testing" which shall "come upon the whole world.” This is no mere local persecution to which He refers, but the Great Tribulation itself. It will affect the "whole world” and test those who "dwell upon the earth." ...

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